Motorcycle Classics September/October 2025 Table of Contents
Shiny Side UP
When a machinist/fabricator becomes a designer/artist, then wins at the drag strip.
Readers and Riders
Memories of bargain Knuckleheads and old motorcycle magazines remind us how much changes — and how much stays the same.
On the Radar
Classic Scene
We travel to Texas for the Vincent Owners Club Rally, the Texas Fandango, and the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show.
HondaCB750 Prototype
Handcrafted, the world’s rarest four-cylinder Honda was the first CB750 magazine test mule.
Don Emde’s X6 Suzuki Road Racer
Freshly restored after being tucked away for 40 years, Emde’s old race-winning bike is the star of the Trailblazers Motorcycle Club bike show.
Commonwealth Honda RS750 Road Racer Part 2
After showing us what it’s made of in Part 1, Cathcart puts the RS750 to the track test at Willow Springs.
Clay Baker’s Flying Dragon
Honda Motor Company’s foray into the arts and crafts of the Sixties through rare and wild factory paint designs.
Tour of Tassie
Just south of Australia, wonderful scenery and great roads make Tasmania the perfect place for organized touring.
Barn Job
In the hands of master tool and die maker Clem Johnson, a drag bike is perfected.
The Haas Moto Museum
Open in a new location, the museum blends beauty and craftsmanship with a passion for motorcycles.
Destinations
A ride to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Superior could be in your plans for this autumn.
Calendar
Here are a few classic motorcycle events and rides worth checking out from late summer into early fall.
How To
Your motorcycle will track straighter with fresh swingarm bushings, and we show you how to do it yourself.
Parting shots
When champion enduro rider Dick Burleson showed the Swedes how to ride in snow and ice.
